ihn

English

Phrase

(deprecated template usage) ihn

1. (Internet, text messaging) Initialism of I hope not.

Anagrams

• Hin, NHI, NIH, hin

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German

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /iːn/

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• Rhymes: -iːn

• (colloquially in unstressed position) IPA^(key): /ən/

Pronoun

ihn

1. (personal) accusative of er; him, it (masculine, direct object).

   Ich suche Matthias. Hast du ihn gesehen?

   I'm looking for Matthias. Have you seen him?

   Ich suche den Dosenöffner. Hast du ihn gesehen?

   I'm looking for the can opener. Have you seen it?

2. (personal) (obsolete) dative of sie; them (indirect object).
   • (Can we add an example for this sense?)

See also

• er
• ihm
• seiner
• ihnen

Further reading

• “ihn” in Duden online
• “ihn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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Hunsrik

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *inǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːn/

Pronoun

ihn

1. stressed accusative of er: him (direct object).

   Ich hon das kaafd fer ihn.

   I have bought it for him.

Inflection

Hunsrik personal pronouns

	nominative		accusative		dative
	Proclitic	Enclitic	str.	unstr.	str.	unstr.
1st person singular	ich eich	-ich	mich meich		meer	mer m'r
2nd person singular (informal)	du dau/Dau	-du, -de -Dau, -De	dich deich/Deich		deer	der d'r/D'r
3rd person singular (m.)	er; där	-er	ihn	en	ihm	em
3rd person singular (f.)	sie; die	-se	sie / ihns	se	eer ehr	re
3rd person singular (n.)	es; das et, 't	's	es et	-et, -'t	ihm	em
1st person plural	meer	mer	uns uhs
2nd person plural	deer Ehr, Dehr	der	eich Auch
3rd person plural	sie; die	-se	sie	se	denne

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German ihn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːn/

Pronoun

ihn

1. him

Declension

Declension of ihn

	Nominative	Accusative	Dative
1st - Singular	ich	mich	mir mer (unstressed)
2nd - Singular	du de (unstressed)	dich	dir der (unstressed)
3rd - Singular Masculine	er	ihn en (unstressed)	ihm em (unstressed)
3rd - Singular Feminine	sie se (unstressed)	sie se (unstressed)	ihre re (unstressed)
3rd - Singular Neuter	es	es	ihm em (unstressed)
1st - Plural	mir mer (unstressed)	uns	uns
2nd - Plural	dihr der (unstressed)	eich	eich
3rd - Plural	sie	sie	ihne ne (unstressed)
2nd - Polite	Sie	Sie	Ihne Ne (unstressed)